Little Dieter Needs To Fly

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Director: Werner Herzog

Country: Germany, UK, France

Year: 1997

Length: 71'

Language: In English with Russian subtitles

Introduction by Kaur Kallas.

A chronicle of the dramatic and extraordinary adventures of Dieter Dengler, a German pilot who joined the US Air Force. During a mission in Laos, his plane crashed and he was captured and held prisoner along with other American soldiers. After managing to escape, he had to face an exhausting trek through the jungle before being led to safety just as he was about to give out.

The film has been brought to you with the generous help from the Goethe Institute.